Brain lobe that functions in memory storage of auditory and visual experiences, and associations made between sight and sounds is the
temporal lobe
The cavities within the brain are called
ventricles
The two cerebral hemispheres are connected by the
corpus collosum
Melatonin is a hormone secreted by what structure?
pineal gland
Brain lobe that functions in Vision – Integration of movements for focusing the eye. – Interpretation of visual images
occipital lobe
Contains all ascending and descending fiber tracts that link the spinal cord to the brain. – Where fiber tracts cross over
medulla oblongata
Stationary Blood Clot
Thrombotic Stroke
Name of the folds in the cortex that function to increase the surface area
Gyri
Excess cerebrospinal fluid is returned to the venous circulation by
movement across the arachnoid villi
The brain structure that functions to control and integrate activities of the autonomic nervous system is the
hypothalamus
Brain lobe that functions in reasoning; higher intellectual processes (decision making, planning), personality, and consciousness;
Frontal lobe
Clot dissolving drug used to open up blocked blood vessels
(t-PA) Tissue plasminogen activator
Brain lobe that functions in somatosensory interpretation (cutaneous and muscular sensations) – Interpretation of textures and shapes
parietal lobe
Center for basic emotional drives - The “emotional brain”. – Motivation; goal directed behavior; Fear; Aggression; Sex drive
limbic system
Structures of the tectum that are reflex centers for movements of the head and body in response to auditory stimuli.
inferior colliculi
Contains centers that regulate autonomic functions such as: Cardiovascular center (Heart rate and blood pressure
medulla oblongata
Region that contains the thalamus, hypothalamus and pineal gland
diencephalon
That portion of the brain housing the "four bodies" known as the corpora quadrigemina is the
midbrain
Together with the medulla oblongata help control breathing (respiratory rhythm)
pons
Bruising of the brain, leakage of blood from injured vessels
Contussion
The site of cerebrospinal fluid production
choroid plexus
Structure that consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
brain stem
The arbor vitae or "tree of life" is in what structure?
cerebellum
Bridges the spinal cord to the brain and parts of the brain with each other
pons
The lobe that functions in voluntary control of skeletal muscles and learned skilled movements is the
frontal lobe
Impact to the head, does NOT include injuries of bleeding
Concussion
The lobe that functions in somatosensory interpretation (cutaneous and muscular sensations) and interpretation of textures and shapes is the
parietal
The lobe that functions in the interpretation of auditory sensations
temporal lobe
The largest part of the brain
cerebrum
Maintains cerebral cortical alertness. Sends impulses to the cerebral cortex keeping the cortex alert. – Filters out repetitive stimuli from sensory inputs such as pressure from your watch, clothes, etc.
RAS (reticular activating system)
The portion of the brain acting primarily as a relay center through which all sensory information (except smell) passes on the way to the cerebrum
thalamus
Structures of the tectum that are reflex centers of movement of the eyes, head and neck in response to visual stimul
superior colliculi
Moving blood clot
Embolic Stroke
Coordination and refinement of learned movement patterns at the subconscious level (example: playing tennis) are performed by the
cerebellum
ministroke
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Region that contains the thalamus, hypothalamus and pineal gland
diencephalon
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